Takao Ozawa Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Investments
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5
- Portfolio
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1
- Exits
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3

Takao Ozawa General Information
Description
Mr. Takao Ozawa is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Boost Capital (Tokyo). Mr. Ozawa served as Director, Senior Managing Corporate Officer & E-Commerce Chief Product Officer at LY Corporation. Mr. Ozawa is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Boost Capital. Mr. Ozawa co-founded & served as Director at Crocos. He serves as an Outside Director at ASKUL. He serves as Board Member at Machikoe. He is the former CEO of YJ Capital. He is also the President of the Shopping Company at Yahoo Japan. He was also the Founder and served as Chief Executive Officer and President at Bizseek. Before Yahoo, he founded Bizseek, Inc. in 1999 which was acquired by Rakuten in 2001. He joined Rakuten after the acquisition and was the Corporate Officer in charge of auctions. During his career in Rakuten, he was engaged in projects such as the formation of Rakuten Eagles. He left Rakuten in 2006 and founded Ozawa Research Institute where he enhanced business in areas such as investments to start-up companies and consulting. In 2011, he founded Crocos, which was sold to Yahoo Japan in 2012. As an angel investor, he invested/founded companies like Nanapi, Appgrooves, STARFESTIVAL, Crocos, Netage and many others.
Business Details
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Kioi Tower
- 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku
- Tokyo, 102-8282
- Japan
Takao Ozawa Investments (5)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Carnival Group | 28-Mar-2025 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Carnival Group | 29-Nov-2023 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
GRAND | 30-Jul-2019 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
Astroscale | 28-Jan-2015 | Early Stage VC | Aerospace and Defense | Generating Revenue/Not Profitable | ||
AppGrooves | 04-Aug-2011 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Out of Business |
Takao Ozawa Exits (3)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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GRAND | 31-Oct-2024 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Astroscale | 05-Jun-2024 | ||
AppGrooves | 12-Feb-2024 |
Takao Ozawa Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Takao Ozawa Co-Investors (12)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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East Ventures | 1 |
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Masao Ito |
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Skyland Ventures |
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Yusuke Sato |
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Takao Ozawa FAQs
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Who is Takao Ozawa?
Takao Ozawa is an angel Investor who has made 5 investments.
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What kind of investor is Takao Ozawa?
Takao Ozawa is an angel investor.
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What does Takao Ozawa do?
As an angel investor, Takao Ozawa invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Takao Ozawa invested in?
Takao Ozawa has made numerous investments in companies like Carnival Group, GRAND, and Astroscale within the Business/Productivity Software, Media and Information Services (B2B), and Aerospace and Defense industries.
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What has Takao Ozawa invested in recently?
Takao Ozawa's latest investment was on 28-Mar-2025 in Carnival Group, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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